International: Countries Adopt Global Guidelines On Tenure Of Land, Forests, Fisheries

International: Countries Adopt Global Guidelines On Tenure Of Land, Forests, Fisheries   Historic international agreement on how tenure and access rights to natural resources key to food production should be handled   In a landmark decision the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on May 11 endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines aimed at helping governments safeguard the rights of people to own or access land, forests and fisheries.   The new Voluntary Guidelines on...

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